Thursday, August 18, 2022 – Gijon to Avilés and then on the Muros de Nalon. The Camino provides a bus to take us from Gijon to Avilés.

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A 25 kilometer bus ride from Gijon to Avilés.

The stage between Gijon and Avilés is a long 25 kilometer stretch of ugly factories. It is part of the Camino Del Norte but we decided to skip this stage and start in Avilés.

We got up early at the alburgue and finished breakfast by 7:00 AM. We then hustled down to the bus station and caught the 7:20 bus. Twenty minutes later we exited the bus at the Avilés bus station. As we travelled between Gijon and Avilés we were able to look out the window and see the stage of the Camino that we were skipping. It looked like what Pittsburgh must have looked like at its worst. Taking the bus was technically cheating but I think it was a wise choice.

It took us about 30 minutes to walk out of Avilés and get into the countryside. We spent a lot of time on trails and not paved roads. The recent rains made it a little difficult to navigate parts of the muddy trail.

What a beautiful trail.
Second breakfast a couple of kilometers west of Aviles. A steak sandwich.
The Camino Del Norte is not as well marked as the Camino Frances. On the left side of this photo is a new Camino marker. This section of the trail is well marked.
A fork on the Camino that is not well marked. Good thing Marco has an app that told us to go left and not right.
Most of the day was overcast but the sun came out for this photo of Marco on the trail.
A tidal marsh and the ocean in the distance .
We need to walk down to this bridge and then cross the bridge and walk up a steep hill to get to our final destination for the day Muros de Nalon, which you can see in the upper left hand corner of this picture.
It looks like there is a significant rise and fall of the tide in this tidal estuary.
Beautiful picture of the tidal estuary and the sea.
The Alburgue Camino De La Costa. Our home for the night.
Our spacious room for tonight.
I think this guy founded the town of Muros de Nalon. He looks like a Viking.
At the church next to the alburgue lighting a candle and saying a prayer for everyone.
A huge flank steak stuffed with goat cheese and ham for dinner. Marco and I split this.

Today I walked 32,000 steps, 23 kilometers, and climbed the equivalent of 72 flights of steps.

I hope you had a good day wherever you are. Good night from Muros de Nalon, Spain.

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I've been retired from the Union Pacific Railroad since 2017. I've been planning to walk the Camino for about 6 months and can't wait to get started.

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